Royal Sardinian Army

Royal Sardinian Army
Flag of the Royal Sardinian Army
Active1414–1861
Country Duchy of Savoy
Kingdom of Sardinia
BranchArmy
TypeArmy
RoleDefense of the interior and borders of the Kingdom of Sardinia's continental portion (Piedmont, Liguria, Savoy and the Aosta Valley)
Size79,000 (in 1859)
EngagementsWar of the Mantuan Succession
Nine Years' War
War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Polish Succession
War of the Austrian Succession
First Italian War of Independence
Crimean War
Second Italian War of Independence
Piedmontese Campaign in Central Italy

The Royal Sardinian Army (also the Sardinian Army, the Royal Sardo-Piedmontese Army, the Savoyard Army, or the Piedmontese Army) was the army of the Duchy of Savoy and then of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was active from 1416 until it became the Royal Italian Army on 4 May 1861.

Generally, the term "Savoyard Army" is used for the period when the rulers of Savoy held only the title of Duke, while "Sardinian Army" is preferred for the period after they obtained the title of King of Sardinia in 1720.


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